Re: Hunger Games Miniature Games?

... Well,if you move within range of multiple tributes, it would make sense to add them into the battle (I was assuming the use of multiple boards). Almost all

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, Mar 30 3:08 PM

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> How would you 'drag' other tributes in a battle?

Well,if you move within range of multiple tributes, it would make sense to add them into the battle (I was assuming the use of multiple boards).
Almost all the fights in the book involved more than two people.

Michael Taylor

... In the end I punted. I m having Staples laminate 24 of these: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/471067/outdoor-survival And I bought thumb tacks and

And I bought thumb tacks and seperated them into blue, red and white to punch into the laminiated cards!

Thanks for the idea! ;)

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Michael Taylor

... That s my current thinking. Only if you have a long-ranged weapon (10 ) can you stay out of a battle . Otherwise, if you are within 6 you are in the

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, Apr 2, 2012

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That's my current thinking. Only if you have a long-ranged weapon (10") can you stay 'out of a battle'. Otherwise, if you are within 6" you are in the battle whether you like it or not.

Of course, you can try to run away, but Movement requires a Random table roll (so that you can't just have an endless chase!).

I'd rather avoid a second board, but depending on how it plays it may be necessary.

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Mr K or Professor

ok... I saw the movie! lets see what you got before I start my own design! Lloyd

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, Apr 7, 2012

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ok... I saw the movie!
lets see what you got before I start my own design!

Lloyd

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Michael Taylor

The movie is not bad - but the books are better! Okay, I decided to start with the Outdoor Survival game. It s got all of the elements needed for surviving in

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, Apr 10, 2012

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The movie is not bad - but the books are better!

Okay, I decided to start with the Outdoor Survival game. It's got all of the elements needed for surviving in the wilderness.

It also has a system that means the figures would move somewhat 'randomly' solving the problem of having every figure just make a bee-line for each other. The Perfect Intelligence problem in miniature games - every player can see every other figure, but the tributes wouldn't be able to. http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1511/outdoor-survival

The I found that someone had done 'Advanced' rules for Outdoor Survival. This was even better. It added equipment - which will match both the Cornucopia supplies and the Silver Parachutes.

Just treat the 'Plane explosion' as the Cornucopia Bloodbath - ie, the longer you stay in the Cornucopia, the greater the chance you have of being massively injured or killed, but the better chance you have of getting better equipment. http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/704950/advanced-rules

Now, since I was already going to make custom playing cards for the Hunger Games, that were 90% similar to the cards that we done for Advanced Outdoor Survival, I went ahead and made those cards:

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Peter Cobcroft

I love artscow :) Also, there are very rare exceptions to cases where the movies are better than the books. I was just telling my wife two days ago - that the

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, Apr 10, 2012

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I love artscow :)

Also, there are very rare exceptions to cases where the movies are better
than the books. I was just telling my wife two days ago - that the ideal
format for turning something into a movie is a short story, not a book.
Short stories more often have a climax at the end, and give leeway for the
screenplay writers to add elements. Whereas with books it's always
chopping things out and displeasing the fans of the book.

The only reason books are more popular for adaptations is because they tie
in to a larger market of fans than short stories do. It's all down to
money and not creativity.